ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment (F12) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Julia Schimmelpenningh of Eastman Chemical Company in Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards.

The committee honored Schimmelpenningh for outstanding leadership, distinguished service, and respected technical expertise in ensuring safer and more secure buildings through improved glazing products and practices. She has been a member of ASTM since 1992 and has served as the committee’s chairman since 2012. She also serves as the first vice-chairman of the committee on performance of buildings (E06).

Schimmelpenningh is a “global applications manager – architectural” with Eastern Chemical Company, providing technical product support for laminated glass to glass fabricators, architects, designers, and specifiers. She previously served as a technical applications manager with Solutia Inc., and a marketing and technical service research engineer with Monsanto Chemical Company.

In addition to ASTM, Schimmelpenningh is a member of the Glass Association of North America, the American National Standards Institute, International Organization for Standardization, American Society of Acoustics, and the American Architectural Manufacturers Association. 

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